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Mint (also Garden mint) 29 Apr, Louise (New Zealand - temperate climate): Hi - we are in a temperate climate with high rainfall in winter and not much in the way of frost. We have had a beautiful large pot of mint thriving over summer and as it ended have cut it back hard. If I tuck the pot out of sight for winter will it come away again in Spring or am I better to pull it out and replant in Spring? Thanks : )
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Mint (also Garden mint) 30 Apr, Anon (New Zealand - temperate climate): Read the notes here it tells you what to do. Grow indoors or outside, will die back in winter, shoot away again in spring. Likes a bit shade etc.
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Pumpkin 29 Apr, Nicole (Australia - temperate climate): I live in NW NSW, possible frosty weather is coming this weekend. Can I cover the pumpkins with something to protect them till they are ready for harvest? Thanks
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Pumpkin 30 Apr, Anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate): You can only give it a try. Take it off during the day though.
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Spring onions (also Scallions, Bunching onions, Welsh onion) 29 Apr, Peter Minchin (New Zealand - temperate climate): I have grown spring onions from seeds for years, but mine are never as long as those I see in the shops. I have been transplanting the seedlings, when about 10cm high, into a shallow row , filling the row in and watering well. Should I be planting them like I do leeks, into a deepish hole with the leaves just extending out of this hole?
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Spring onions (also Scallions, Bunching onions, Welsh onion) 30 Apr, Another gardener (New Zealand - temperate climate): I grow shallots, far easier to grow. Plant 3 bulbs together 150mm apart, good rich soil and water each day or two. Plenty of sunlight. Easiest thing to grow I reckon. You keep some bulbs from one year for the next year. If you want to stick with spring onions try what you are thinking, don't plant too deep though. Hill the soil up a bit as they grow. Make sure you have good rich soil. The plants will show you, if weak and pale green, they need some N.
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Rhubarb 28 Apr, Kristen (USA - Zone 6a climate): Is it too late to plant rhubarb from plants this year in my zone? The chart above says March. Or should I wait until next year? Thank you!
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 28 Apr, Egmo (Australia - temperate climate): Why do the young fruit fall off the capsicum bush ?
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Celery 28 Apr, beverley Mcdowell (Australia - temperate climate): Germinating celery seed, growing from seed this autumn. Soaked the seed overnight and then spread on damp paper towel and place in seed raising mix, covering very lightly with the mix. Result, I used the entire packet of seed and I think they all germinated. 4 weeks on I have 36 of the strongest seedlings growing on in pots.
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Celery 06 Sep, Graeme (Australia - temperate climate): Hi Beverley, I want to try your method, & I’ve never grown celery before. A question please, do you leave the paper towel there or do you remove it at some stage ? Many thanks, Graeme
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Celery 29 Apr, (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Thanks for that idea. I'm trying this year. Planted into 6 cell tray, way too thick. I'm going to try and separate them this afternoon into bigger pots. Will try your way next time.
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Potato 27 Apr, Shirley (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate): When growing potatoes what fertilizer does one use
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Potato 28 Apr, Anon (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Just look for a general all round gardening fertiliser. If you look at all the fertilisers for different crops there is not a big difference in the NPK of them. Depending on your soil 8-12N, 3-6P, 3-6K. I read of fertilisers like 10, 10, 10, and 8, 8, 8. I don't know where you buy them (USA stores?).
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Potato 27 Apr, Marg (Australia - temperate climate): Hi, I have some organic potatoes that are starting to shoot quite a lot, I cut them in pieces was about to plant them in containers,but now have heard they should be planted at the end of winter. What can I do? Store them, throw them or give them a go? Marg
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Potato 28 Apr, Another gardener (Australia - sub-tropical climate): If you live in an area with no frosts I would plant them. Leave them out of the ground for 3-4 days to let the cut edge dry up a bit. Plant them then water and don't water again until they shoot.
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Rhubarb 27 Apr, Chris Calvert (New Zealand - temperate climate): Our plants were from an earlier patch that was at least 50 years old. We have had them for about 3 years and are harvesting them almost all year. They slow down a bit in winter but we still get feeds off them then. They now get tons of manure and pellets with mulch over the coldest part of the year and they are grown in a substantial raised bed with frequent watering (not sure the watering is required as frequently but we do it when the leaves wilt a bit). The raised garden is still settling so I am hoping the watering can slow down a bit as the soil compacts and retains more of the water.
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 26 Apr, Kath (New Zealand - temperate climate): I have a green and yellow bell pepper plant that are still producing, although the yellow ones are black and I’m not sure if they will turn yellow. Shouldn’t they have finished producing by now? We are still getting some sunny days but the days are shorter and cooler, I’m just wondering if these peppers will reach maturity now we are in Autumn?
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Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) 28 Apr, Anon (New Zealand - temperate climate): If you have had a good/great crop I would be happy with that. They may produce but what is the quality like?
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Watermelon 26 Apr, Phillip Bellis (Australia - tropical climate): We are having a watermelon growing comp. at a school just out of Darwin. Seedlings are just a week old in pots. When would be the best time/age of seedlings to transplant. Weather is warm at 32-35 C and dry but being watered 2x a day. Thanks
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Watermelon 27 Apr, Another gardener (Australia - tropical climate): The leaves that come out on germination are called the cotyledons, then come the first true leaves. When you have the 3-4 set of true leaves transplant them. I grow things in 500gm margarine containers, when the seedlings have grown to the above stage (like about 100mm high and round) the soil in the container has lots of roots in it to hold the soil together when you take the plant out to transplant, try and keep that all in tact. Best to tip upside down into one hand gently. Don't over do the nitrogen - you will end up with a lot of vine.
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Basil 26 Apr, Georgia (New Zealand - temperate climate): We've got a Basil plant in a raised vege patch outdoors, in Nelson. Any tips on what to do with it as we come into winter? Should I try and transplant it indoors? Or give it a good prune and then let it be? Or am I fighting a losing battle trying to keep it alive?
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Basil 27 Apr, Anon (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): I assume the frosts would hit it where you are.
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Garlic 26 Apr, David G (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Hi there We're in Sydney, which is officially sub-tropical. Should I plant garlic now, or wait until late May/June? Thanks David
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Garlic 29 Jan, Paul Pryde (Australia - temperate climate): Plant on the shortest day of the year that`s June harvest longest day of the year
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Garlic 27 Apr, Anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate): The planting guide says May to July. It looks like it is going to turn cold this weekend, time to plant I think. I have never grown it. They say plant around the shortest day of the year and harvest the longest - sunlight hours that is. Some people say that isn't true.
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Garlic 02 May, mick (Australia - temperate climate): I planted early last year and lost most of my crop early on because it was too hot. This year I planted mid April and apart from having to shade the crop a couple of days the temperature is perfect. The crop is looking great and growing fast. I'd be thinking you may need to experiment as well as hope nature doesn't decide to play games with the seasons. You might next year consider staggering 2 bulbs every 2 weeks for say 6 weeks and recording the results. That way the following year you should nail it. Good luck and keep trying. Determined gardeners eventually find the sweet spot.
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Garlic 05 May, M (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I was going to suggest staggering the planting over a few weeks. Seasons can vary from year to year so much. The year before last it didn't turn to cool/cold weather until well into July here. Last week we had night temps (6.7 and 7.9) within 2-3 degree of our normal coldest winter temps.
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Broccoli 25 Apr, Jos (New Zealand - temperate climate): What is the name of the broccoli with a tight head please We live just north of Auckland.
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Broccoli 27 Apr, Anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I suggest you look on an internet seed selling site and look through the different varieties. Try Eden seeds or Boondie seeds (in Australia) or look up NZ websites.
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Cucumber 25 Apr, Mr salam al imran (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate): I need a English cucumber seeds bt how I get plz let me know
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